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dailymail.com /1 month ago

Prison won't work till we restore right and wrong, fathers and proper coppers: PETER HITCHENS

Prisons are a liberal idea which only work in a conservative country. If you don't have strong moral rules, strong families and tough authority figures everywhere, prison will not...

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irishexaminer.com /2 weeks ago

Sharp increase in prisoners using toilet in front of other cellmates

Problem worst in the two women's prisons as well as Mountjoy and Cork jails

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theguardian.com /3 weeks ago

Life behind bars in Britain’s surviving Victorian prisons – photo essay

Dozens of prisons were built in Britain between 1842 and 1877, many of which are still in use today. For more than 20 years, Andy Aitchison has photographed behind the walls. His b...

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theguardian.com /3 weeks ago

Category C and women’s prisons could be upgraded to ease overcrowding

Exclusive: Ministers explore diverting male prisoners serving short terms or on remand away from tougher jailsMinisters are examining a possible upgrade of security at men’s catego...

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reason.com /1 week ago

The Reason Prison Essay Experiment

It's time to reexamine our assumptions about prisons and punishment.

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scotsman.com /3 weeks ago

Reductions in prison sentences should only be for good behaviour - not a matter of right

Sorry state of our prisons is entirely self inflicted

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themarshallproject.org /1 month ago

What if Prison Was Not Designed to Punish?

In Germany, incarcerated people wear their own clothes, live in apartment-style cells and get family day passes — all to preserve human dignity.

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abc.net.au /2 weeks ago

WA judges told to stop giving criminals lighter sentences because of &#39;inhumane&#39; prisons

WA judges told to stop giving criminals lighter sentences because of 'inhumane' prisons

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abc.net.au /2 weeks ago

WA judges told to stop giving criminals lighter sentences because of &#39;inhumane&#39; prisons

WA judges told to stop giving criminals lighter sentences because of 'inhumane' prisons

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

Early release is a sign of a broken prison system | Letters

Readers respond to Andy Burnham’s review of controversial measures for the early release of thousands of prisoners to free up space in jails There is something deeply incongruous...

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theguardian.com /3 weeks ago

Prisons are full - who should be released early? – podcast

Former prison governor Judith Feline on the reality of our overcrowded prisons and Peter Walker on why it’s causing a headache for Andy BurnhamAt the last count, two weeks ago, the...

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bbc.co.uk /1 week ago

Laundry rooms to be turned into cells to tackle prison overcrowding

The government says £110m has been fast-tracked from existing budgets to speed up the building of new cells.

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dailymail.com /4 weeks ago

The Morning Poll: Is prison still an effective deterrent against crime?

Amid growing scrutiny of the UK prison system, including Burnham's early release scheme, many have questioned if the institution deters crime. What do you think? Vote in the Mornin...

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

Long-term solutions to the Prison Service crisis | Letters

Prof Ian Pickup on prison education, Henry Rossi on resentencing IPP prisoners, Andrew RC McLellan on earlier release and Dr Rod Earle on a lesson from 1930s Red ViennaThe independ...

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theguardian.com /1 week ago

Cells for arrested offenders may run out without early prison release, says Labour

Bridget Phillipson says government would not have to consider releasing prisoners early if Tories had created more capacityCells to hold newly arrested people could run out without...

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forward.com /1 month ago

The first synagogue inside a U.S. prison reopens — no conviction required

As prisons go, Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia was unusually luxurious. For one, it had flush toilets — beating out even the White House in making the upgrade, museum ex...

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theguardian.com /3 days ago

Education in prison is key to tackling the crisis | Letters

It would be better for the government to focus on rehabilitative programmes, rather than turning laundry rooms into extra cells, writes Jon Collins. Plus letters from Margaret Care...

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themarshallproject.org /1 month ago

ICE Is Trading Warehouses for Old Prisons

Adapting to public pushback, the Trump administration is pivoting to expand immigration detention bedspace nationwide.

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scotsman.com /3 weeks ago

We need a proper plan to address prison capacity - leader comment

The pressures facing the prison service Scotland are not unique by any means, but they are particularly acute

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reason.com /1 day ago

The American Prison Experiment: A 250-Year History of Good Intentions and Bad Results

A strange trip through the U.S. prison system's never-ending cycle of failure and reform

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japantimes.co.jp /1 month ago

Heat waves expose overcrowding crisis in Europe’s aging prisons

Rising temperatures have led to rising tempers, with a lack of ways to cool down causing more fights among inmates and confrontations with staff.

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rnz.co.nz /1 month ago

Waikato prison inmates were readily accessing contraband, report finds

Low staff morale, no onsite drug testing for years and filthy uninhabitable parts of the jail are among the issues a new report has identified at the Spring Hill Correctional Facil...

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dailymail.com /3 weeks ago

Thousands of prison cells are empty while Labour releases criminals early to tackle overcrowding

Thousands of prison cells are lying empty even though Labour is releasing criminals early to tackle overcrowding.

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newsroom.co.nz /1 month ago

Tensions over fast-track bid to double size of Paremoremo max security prison

Neighbours say the roads and wastewater networks are already failing, and prison officers tell them short-staffing is jeopardising security

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